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By Jim May
If you plan to plant any trees In your landscape this spring, get them off to a good start by planting them at the proper depth, watering them well and pruning them properly.
Proper training and pruning are essential in developing a tree with a strong structure and desirable form Trees that are properly pruned while they are young will require little corrective pruning when they mature. This can be critical because 10 years later, you don't want to be climbing that tree with a chainsaw in hand ' to take out any big limbs.
By selecting the proper tree, you can avoid a lot of pruning In the future. There are dozens of species of trees that grow to less than 30 feet tall. These include several species of Maple (Acer). Molly (Ilex), Cherry and Flowering Plum (Prunus) and Hawthorn (Crataegus) Many native trees including Serviceberry (Amalanchier), Hornbeam (Carpinus), Redbud (Cercis), Dogwood (Cornus) and Silverbell (Halesia) also grow to a manageable size
Proper tree selection and placement in the landscape could prevent a lot of drastic
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